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The famous ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival recently announced the first list of speakers for its 12th edition, which is set to take place from January 24-28 at the Diggi Palace Hotel in Jaipur next year.

Oxford Dictionaries said on its website Thursday that its research showed that this year more than ever, people have been using 'toxic' to describe a vast array of things, situations, concerns and events.

Apart from Translated Literature category, the panel bestowed honours to books in the categories of Young People's Literature, Poetry, Non - fiction, and Fiction.

The longlist was announced on October 10 and on November 14 the shortlist was announced. The final award will be announced at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet which would take place in Kolkata between Jan 22 and Jan 27, 2019.

From being compelled to shoulder the responsibilities of his household at a tender age to walking upto the stage and collecting an Oscar in 2011, Rahman's story was waiting to be told.

Stan Lee was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on November 12. As the top writer at Marvel Comics and later as its publisher, Lee was widely considered the architect of the contemporary comic book.

As a writer and editor, Lee was key to the ascension of Marvel into a comic book titan in the 1960s when in collaboration with others he created superheroes who would enthrall generations of young readers.